# kaal:claim:2998033-010

**Claim.** Fears that technologically untrained judges will misunderstand blockchain are overstated, because blockchain is no different from other software that courts have already evaluated, and courts assisted by well trained attorneys should be able to appreciate its significance.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> While some judges, untrained in technology and technology novices on the bench, could misunderstand and misinterpret the new technology, the technology is no different from other software that courts have evaluated.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Blockchain Innovation for Private Investment Funds* (2017), II.5. Regulatory Implications, page 14

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain Innovation for Private Investment Funds (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2998033

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**Topics.** empirical-evidence, open-source-and-code, law-and-legal-systems

**Keywords.** judicial-treatment, evidence, software, legal-competence

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